How much harm could there really be in confusing the names of two charities? Confusing a poorly-run charity for a well-run charity is one thing, but imagine how disheartening it would be if the entire amount of what you thought was a legitimate charitable donation essentially ended up being stolen because of name confusion. Two recent phony charity scams give CharityWatch the opportunity to remind donors how easy it can be to fall victim to charity name confusion, and to reinforce the importance of checking the legitimacy of a charity before giving. The scams basically relied on ripping-off the names of two large, nationally-recognized charities.